The DC Contactor Specification Metric That Doesn't Apply to Your Architecture
DC contactor datasheets lead with the cycle count. It is the first number engineers compare, and it carries an implied weight of reliability that it...Read More
Opens mobile navigation.
Insight for OEMs, Machine Designers, and Industrial Equipment Manufacturers
• Power • Control • Data Connectivity • System Reliability • Physical Integrity
BLOG POSTS
-
-
Gas-filled DC contactor failure modes: what you can't inspect
Your meter says the contactor is fine. Whether it can still break a 1,500-volt DC arc is a different question and nothing on the outside will tell...Read More
-
Energy Efficient Machine Design: Why OEMs Should Rethink Power Components
Energy efficiency has long been treated as someone else's problem. The facility team monitors the utility bill. Operations looks for waste on the...Read More
-
The Invisible Failure Mode of Gas-Filled DC Contactors
A gas filled DC contactor can pass inspection and still lose the very condition that makes it safe to interrupt DC power.Read More
-
How to Measure Energy and Performance Improvements in Control Panels
Sustainability goals are no longer abstract targets that sit in annual reports. In industrial controls, they now show up as design constraints,...Read More
-
What Sustainability Really Looks Like in Industrial Controls
Sustainability goals used to live mostly in corporate reports and executive presentations. Management teams set ambitious targets, published their...Read More
-
Designing for ROI in a Tight CAPEX Environment
CAPEX budgets are tighter than ever. For leaders in manufacturing and renewable energy, every component decision now has ROI implications. Power and...Read More
-
The Future of Energy: How do we unlock the benefits of Fuel Cell Technology?
What are they? How do they Work? Fuel cell energy is a clean, reliable, and efficient energy source that has the potential to revolutionize the...Read More
